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| June 1, 2006 | Thursday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 4, 1427 |
Indian selectors’ term likely to be cut down
MUMBAI, May 31: The term of Indian cricket selectors is set to be cut down by one year to three, but a special committee of the board has, contrary to expectations, stuck to five-member composition.
Presently, a junior or senior selector could remain in national committee for up to a maximum of four years, while in past some of them have remained on panel for up to seven years.
Expectations have lately risen from new Sharad Pawar-led board that it would heed to growing demand to reconstitute five-member selection committees to three, or four, to get rid of regional representation and make selection process more transparent.
But after two meetings, Shashank Manohar-led constitution review committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has proposed changes only in term of two committees, said BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
“The only change seven-member Manohar panel proposed is reduction in term of two national selection panels – from four to three years,” Shah said. “But zonal system is being retained as this is best system, otherwise we cannot cover such a large country like ours.”
This, along with nine other items, will be taken up at special BCCI general body meeting in Mumbai Thursday.
A two-third majority of 31-members house – 30 BCCI affiliated units plus its president - would be required to effect amendments in the constitution.
Pathan struggling
ST JOHN’S: Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell accepts that Irfan Pathan is down in confidence and hopes medium pacer can turn it around by the time first Test starts on Friday.
“He is struggling because he is down in confidence at the moment. He is probably trying a little bit too hard which is easy to do when things are not going well.
“We are hoping he can turn it around quickly,” Chappell said after lynchpin of Indian attack went for 70 runs in his 11 overs against a sub-par Antigua XI on opening day of two-day practice match here.
“Maybe he is trying to bowl a little bit quicker. It is confidence thing getting ball in right areas. You really don't have a big margin for error. If you get it too full or too short, these players will hit it.”
Pathan's dismal form on this tour could probably lead to Chappell to rethink on his five-bowler theory.
“I still feel five bowlers is the way to go. But you want horses for courses and different conditions require different things,” he said.
He didn't want his team to repeat mistakes which they did in one-day series and ended up 4-1 losers.
“In one-day series, I don't thing we adjusted to the conditions, batting or bowling. In bowling, we were just not consistent enough with the length. We varied too much.”—Agencies
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